Y3: How do I use JIT to animate? (1)

Jun 052023
 

This term, we will be creating animated stories using JIT.  The first stage is learning how to use animate in JIT to move objects around the screen.

    1. Log into j2e and click on JIT
    2. Watch the first video then have a go
        1. Choose your own background and character
        2. Make sure you move it only a little each frame

You should now have:

  • A character moving smoothly across the screen

Tip – if your animation is not smooth enough, add more pictures in between the jumpy pictures.

Now watch these videos in turn and have a go at each technique.

 

You should now have:

  • A character moving smoothly across the screen
  • Something added to the background picture
  • Some effects added to the character

 

You should now have:

  • TWO character moving SMOOTHLY across the screen
  • Something added to the background picture
  • Some effects added to a character

You should now have:

  • TWO character moving SMOOTHLY across the screen
  • Something added to the background picture
  • Some effects added to a character
  • A “mix” page with your animation and a descriptive sentence.
  • ** More than one page – carry on the story…
  • ** Use the microphone to record and play your narration.

Y3 LF Create an animation

Jun 032023
 

JIT animations

  1. Look at these animations
  2. Create an animation of a positive-value word, eg hope, joy, love, friend(ship), peace, harmony, unity, freedom, justice, service, kindness
    1. Could use JIT drawing to plan
    2. Difference between moving and adding animation
  3. ** Create an animation of a sporting action – could use the example sheets

Success steps:

  • Coloured background
  • At least 20 screens – maybe a lot more…
  • Very small changes
  • Red arrow = copy, add
  • Green arrow = move, replace

Gifpaint

  1. Go to gifpaint.com
  2. Work out how to use it and explore the tools
  3. ** Create an animation of a sporting action – could use the example sheets

Scratch

  1. Log into Scratch
  2. Go to Stick person animation project
  3. On costume tab, right-hand click and “duplicate” to make a new costume
  4. Change it slightly
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make an animation
  6. Press green flag to test; on code tab change wait 0.1 seconds to slow down/speed up
  7. Save project

Y3 How do I make a page border in j2e?

Jan 062023
 

How to make a page border in j2e5

Success steps

  • log into j2e
  • insert picture
  • select multiple items by dragging
  • click ond drag items to move them
  • use duplicate button

Challenge – once you have made a border like in the video, can you:

  • create a double border using a different picture
  • use the image search in j2e for another image of an old toy

Next steps – create our own pictures in an art program, save and insert them into j2e.

Y3 LF Program in Scratch

Jun 092022
 

Go to ilearn2 website

Challenge

MAke a scratch project that does the following:

  • Ask “What is your favourite shape: square, circle or triangle?
  • Draw that shape.|

Extensions

  • Ask for favourite colour/s as well
  • Draw a pattern of shapes
  • Fill some of the areas with colours

LF Create a safari scene in Scratch

Mar 032022
 

LF1 Add a sprite and make it walk

  1. Go to Scratch
  2. Choose backdrop “Savannah”
  3. Add a sprite: Zebra
  4. Click on the zebra sprite and drag out these blocks.
  5. What do you think will happen if you add these blocks inside the forever block
    2. Add them and see

LF2 Add more sprites and code

  1. Add more animal sprites:
    1. Lion
    2. Giraffe
    3. Grasshopper
    4. Snake
  2. Delete the cat sprite
  3. Change the size of your animals to add perspective
    1. Near the front = big
    2. In the distance = small
    3. Change the number to change the size
  4. Copy the code to the other animals by dragging it

LF3 Tinker

  1. Tinker with the code making animals move at different speeds
  2. Add more animals:
    1. Right-hand click on an animal sprite and click “duplicate” to make another one with the same code.
    2. Can you make a herd of zebra moving across the screen?
  3. Can you make the lion move slower?
  4. Safari truck
    1. Download this sprite file
    2. In scratch upload a new sprite from you downloads/Google Drive folder
  5. Extra tip
    1. Use this block to move sprites up and downa level so animals at the back are behind animals at the front:
      2. You don’t need to attach these blocks, just click on them to make them work

Challenges

C1 Add  African safari music that plays when you click on the green flag

  1. I have put some music in “shared with me” in j2e, your class – go to j2e – my files – shared files – your class
  2. Click play button to listen.  Click on the “i” and then “download”
  3. In Scratch – Click on “background” bottom right, next to the sprites
  4. Click the “sound” tab, top left
  5. Find the music you just downloaded.
  6. Add this code:

C2 When you click on an animal, it tells you some information about that animal or about safaris

  1. This could be using “say” blocks in Looks
  2. Or you could use the text to speech add on
  3. Can you mute the music when it speaks, then start the music when it has finished?
      • Background code
      • Animal code

Safari facts: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/pages/topic/safari

Scratch self assessment

Y3 How do I make a page border with my own drawing?

Jan 262022
 

1 Making a page border with your own drawing

  • Use this video to help you make a page border with your own drawing.

Success steps

  1. Log into j2e
  2. Start a new j2e5 page
  3. Use the drawing tools to draw a SIMPLE picture
  4. Untick outline
  5. Change colours
  6. Drag select (draw a box round objects with the select tool)
  7. Use group button
  8. Move items with the mouse
  9. Use duplicate tool to copy shapes
  10. Select more than one item
  11. Be resilient – take care when lining up shapes
  12. Save with a useful name

2 Now try a more complicated toy – a car, train, dolls house…something to do with your “Days gone by” topic

  • Make it big to start with, then shrink it

3 Add a BIG title to your page “Days Gone By”, pictures and topic words to make a full topic page

Term 3 Computing…in Lockdown

Jan 202021
 

Here are some Computing and other activities for this term:

Keep learning, keep active and keep in touch!

Computing in Term 3

  1. Term 3 units
    1. Y3 Create a topic page in j2e5 with a repeated page border
    2. Y4 Create an adventure game using hyperlinks
    3. Y5T3 Edit a “Word” doc in Google Docs, j2e and j2office Write
    4. Y6 Create a WW2 presentation in Google Slides

Other Computing skills

Use Computing in other subjects

  • Create a Coggle mind map of your topic (See Y5T5 unit)
  • Create an animation using JIT5, Scratch, Gifpaint or an phone/tablet animation app – see Y4 animated story unit
  • Use j2e5 templates or visual tools to explore ideas in your topic or complete topic work set by your teachers.
  • Scratch project – we’ll be using Scratch in Term 4
  • Install Google Expeditions  on a phone or tablet and explore places related to your topics

Other activities

  •     Thinking starters – great for getting your brain going.  Learning Zone leave a comment with your ideas.
  •   Zooniverse – people-powered research – take part in real scientific research on a range of projects
  •    #DoGoodFromHome!

 

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